{"product_id":"bob-dylan-the-times-they-are-a-changin-mfsl-sacd","title":"Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changin' - MFSL SACD { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin'\u003c\/em\u003e Is Bob Dylan's First Album with All-Original Material: Title Track, \"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,\" and \"With God on Our Side\" Established Singer as the Voice of Social Consciousness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFaithful to the Source: Mobile Fidelity's Hybrid SACD of 1964 Landmark Brings the Simple Sounds of Dylan's Voice, Acoustic Guitar, and Harmonica into Lifelike Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImmediately distinguished by the you're-either-with-us-or-against-us messages of the landmark title track,\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bob Dylan's \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003esounds an unmistakable clarion call on behalf of progress and its unstoppable advancement. One of the Bard's trademark songs, it remains a timeless anthem with a clear sense of common purpose, a musical line in the sand that helped unite various social movements and multiple generations. The reverential 1964 record feeds off the opening tune and its unmistakable sentiments, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emarching forward to confront racism, poverty, injustice, and upheaval in a stark, immediate manner unlike few albums before or since\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered on Mobile Fidelity's world-renowned mastering system, this hybrid SACD delivers the landscape-shifting music in reference-quality sound that practically transports you to Columbia's Studio A\u003c\/strong\u003e. Reflecting the austerity of the topics and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e's mood, the sonics are direct and unadorned—each word hitting with weight, each phrase lingering until it pulls you under, each storyline echoing as fact. The hollow body of Dylan's guitar, internal mechanisms of his harmonica, and graininess of his throat come across in full-on detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarking a shift from the looseness and comedy that pepper the preceding \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eskirts any attempt at humor, sarcasm, or goofiness in favor of utmost seriousness and severity. Seemingly anticipating the dark events surrounding President Kennedy's assassination and the turmoil that followed, Dylan eliminates with conjecture and disguise. Akin to dispatches from the typewriter of literary icons John Steinbeck and William Faulkner, his songs give voices to the voiceless, challenge cultural precepts, upend traditional beliefs with rapier wit and truths, and underline tragedies swept under the rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn doing so, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan \u003c\/strong\u003ecreates stinging protest music that rallies against unchecked authority, discrimination, brutality, and division. A testament to the power of great art, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin' \u003c\/em\u003eis a righteous assault on ignorance and agent for sweeping action, a necessary impetus for transformation and enlightenment\u003c\/strong\u003e. Via bold originals such as the nonfiction \"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,\" assertive \"Restless Farewell,\" and semi-autobiographical \"North Country Blues,\" \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan \u003c\/strong\u003ecasts hardships, greed, and victimization in such relatable terms it's impossible to turn away and ignore their implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs correctly relayed by\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Dylan\u003c\/strong\u003e expert and cultural critic \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreil Marcus\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"[The record] forever fixed Bob Dylan in the popular imagination: the protest singer, the young man ‘able to see through metal' (again, from \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChronicles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), to see through the lie and find the truth, then to hammer the truth into words and send them out with a voice that would never break.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan's circle on this album remains unbroken, nearly 60 years later. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666338197836,"sku":"821797212366","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/CMFSA2123__05669-1.jpg?v=1770371033","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/bob-dylan-the-times-they-are-a-changin-mfsl-sacd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}